Why
do world leaders say there is no money for clean energy, climate change
adaptation and decarbonisation? It’s a lie! If billionaires paid the same
taxes as ordinary people, we could solve most of our environmental problems!
Economists are calling on governments to tax the mega-rich, and our support is
needed to make this happen. Add your voice now and share widely: Dear friends,
If Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg paid taxes like an average person,
we could be on our way to solving our most urgent planetary nightmares. But they
are not!For over a decade, country leaders have failed to give the money needed
to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and all that is required for climate
change adaptation, decarbonization, and empowerment of indigenous
communities.The money exists; it's just in the wrong pockets. Economists say a
tiny tax of up to 5% on billionaires worldwide could instantly raise 1.7
trillion dollars. This could create the revenue we need to heal our planet!If
enough of us back his call, he can take this directly into the G20 summit, where
leaders of the wealthiest nations can move forward with a plan to tax the
billionaires. Add your voice to support this plan, and share widely:
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Why
do world leaders say there is no
money for clean energy, climate change
adaptation and
decarbonisation? It’s a
lie! If billionaires paid the same
taxes as ordinary people, we could solve most of
our environmental problems! Economists
are calling on governments to tax the
mega-rich, and our support is needed to
make this happen. Add your voice now and share
widely: |
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Dear
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If
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg paid
taxes like an average person, we could be on our
way to solving our most urgent planetary
nightmares. But they are
not!
For over a decade, country
leaders have failed to give the money needed to
limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and
all that is required for climate change
adaptation, decarbonization, and empowerment of
indigenous communities.
The money
exists; it's just in the wrong pockets.
Economists say a tiny
tax of up to 5% on billionaires worldwide could
instantly raise 1.7 trillion dollars.
This could create the revenue we need to heal
our planet!
If enough of us back his
call, he can take this directly into the G20
summit, where leaders of the wealthiest nations
can move forward with a plan to tax the
billionaires. Add your voice to support
this plan, and share widely:
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Let's
be clear. We are not talking about
raising taxes on family businesses or having the
upper-middle-class pay for the green recovery.
We are talking about
the mega-richest of the rich. The
multi-millionaires and billionaires that are
getting wealthier by reinvesting their earnings
in bonds, stocks, and assets that are taxed less
than hard-earned wages. 89% of
billionaire wealth is in G20 countries.
It's time for leaders to step up and tax them
fairly. The USD 1.7 trillion per year
could be used to:
- Cover part of the
funding needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C;
- Finance projects to
ensure that indigenous peoples have what they
need to thrive in their lands, a fundamental
condition to protect biodiversity;
- Implement actions for
adaptation, which currently needs from 160
billion dollars to 340 billion dollars by 2030
per year;
- Close the gap between
what the world currently invests and effectively
needs through 2025 for
decarbonization
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From
Canada to Egypt, our movement is pushing for the
protection of at least half of the earth. We
need money to win this and this money is
available, if the mega-rich paid their fair
share. Our voice is needed to make the change we
want to see, let’s use it!
With
hope and determination,
Laura, Lilian,
Marta, Lily, Muriel, Mario, Nell and the entire
Avaaz team |
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